EBME 523. Chemical & Optical Sensors
Description
Fundamental electrical, electrochemical, and optical
measurement techniques. Sensitive and selective biological
membranes based on ion, enzyme, and immuno-reactions.
Sensor stability and response time.
Course Goals
The expectation of this course is that the students
develop an in-depth understanding of the most important
biosensors and biosensing schemes that constitute
a sub-set of biomedical transducers meant for measuring
biochemical variables. The students also learn how
to design, build, test and use a selected biosensor
in a research laboratory.
Specific course objectives are:
1. To teach the students how to measure biochemical
variables relevant to medicine and biology using
state-of-the-art sensor designs
2. To make the students aware of real-life contemporary
biomedical problems that can be addressed by biosensors.
Prerequisites
Graduate level biomedical transducers course, such
as EBME 403.
Class/laboratory Schedule
Two 75 minute lectures, and an hour each week spent
on individual research projects.
Typical Class Size
6-8
Semesters and Years Offered
Offered spring semester alternate years.
Computer Usage
Many assignments require computer usage (calculations,
simulations, text files and graphics). The team design
always includes computer aided design of several
planned variations of the end product. Data acquisition
and processing is also part of the testing of the
final design.
Laboratory Projects
Individual research projects, as described above.
Course Objectives
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